7 Days in the Arts

7 Days In The Arts

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Keren Engelberg

June 16, 2005

Saturday, June 18

The near month-long dance-on-film extravaganza that is the Dance Camera West International Dance Film Festival offers a poignant Jewish dance piece this evening. Head to the Redcat to view Kaeja’s Dance Company’s short dance film, “Departure,” which evokes the Jewish experience through the tale of a husband and wife forced apart as the war draws near.

6 p.m. $10. Redcat (Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater), 631 W. Second St., Los Angeles. (213) 237-2800.

Sunday, June 19

Two Father’s Day events to consider: The Workmen’s Circle offers a klezmer brunch today, complete with Klezmer orchestra entertainment and plenty of good food. Or honor his memory at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary. Special memorial services with music and song will be held this morning and afternoon.

Workmen’s Circle: 10:30 a.m. $5-$10. 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 552-2007.

Hillside: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 6001 Centinela Ave., Los Angeles. (800) 576-1994.

Monday, June 20

The title sounds unlikely enough: “Rescued From the Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitch Rebbe.” But it’s nonetheless true, and only the tip of the iceberg in the remarkable tale of how one highly decorated Nazi soldier saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s life. Meet Bryan Mark Rigg, the author, at the Jewish Community Library this evening. Rigg is also the author of “Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military.” The event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles.

7 p.m. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 761-8644.

Tuesday, June 21

Leave it to Heeb to make storytelling hip. The cutting-edge Jewish mag brings the party west today with their “Heeb Storytelling” series. Tonight’s event at the Three Clubs bar offers irreverent Jewish entertainment hosted by the Sklar Brothers. You’ll hear stories and monologues by Aimee Bender, Eric Friedman, Stephen Glass, Journal singles columnist Lori Gottleib, Jonathan Kesselman and Wendy Spero. Then after-party at La-La Land Gallery around the corner.

7:30 p.m. Free ($5 suggested donation). 1123 N. Vine St., Los Angeles.

Wednesday, June 22

Diverse paintings by Israeli artists make up the Michale Hittleman Gallery’s strong “Summer Exhibition of Israeli Masters.” View images from abstracts to still lifes to Jerusalem landscapes in the show that includes works by Moshe Gershuni, Samuel Tepler, Moshe Kupferman, Jan Rauchwerger, Pinchas Cohen-Gan, Pamela Levy, Itzhak Livneh and Lea Nikel.

Through Sept. 1. 8797 Beverly Blvd., Third Floor, Los Angeles. (323) 655-5364.

Thursday, June 23

Hebrew poetry becomes performance art in the one-woman show, “And Then I Went.” Utilizing dance, theater, music, video-art and animation, the show creates visual poetry based on the classic writings of some of Israel’s best-loved poets, including Leah Goldberg, Yonatan Rathosh and David Avidan. English subtitles are projected during the performance.

8 p.m. $20. Gindi Auditorium, University of Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. (310) 440-1246.

Friday, June 24

Summer nights at the Hollywood Bowl kick off tonight with “Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl,” a benefit concert for “Music Matters,” the L.A. Philharmonic’s youth music education program. Tonight’s theme is music by the bowl’s two Hall of Fame inductees, Trisha Yearwood and Joshua Bell, who’ll be singing a number with his friend, Josh Groban. Quincy Jones will also lead a special tribute with Frank Sinatra Jr. in honor of “old blue eyes” himself.

8:30 p.m. $15-$97 (concert only), $425-$1,500 (pre-concert benefit reception, dinner and concert). 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. (323) 850-2000.